Ceja vs Manzanilla

Who won Ceja vs Manzanilla?

Franklin Manzanilla beat Julio Ceja by on Saturday, May 26th, 2018, at Teatro Moliere, Distrito Federal.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Franklin Manzanilla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Ceja vs Manzanilla stats

Back in May 2018, Julio Ceja stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Franklin Manzanilla made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Manzanilla had a slight advantage in power over Ceja, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Ceja's 88%.

Julio Ceja was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Manzanilla had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ceja.

Both Julio Ceja and Franklin Manzanilla fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ceja was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Manzanilla, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Manzanilla's 108.

Ceja vs Manzanilla form

Ceja had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Anselmo Moreno on May 27, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Centro de Convenciones Amador, Panama City, Panama.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Hugo Ruiz on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hugo Ruiz on August 29, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had won against Oscar Blanquet on March 14, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Auditorio Municipal, Naucalpan, Mexico.

He had beaten Lionel Mark Duran on November 22, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round at Plaza de los Martíres, Toluca.

Activity check

Ceja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Manzanilla's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

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